Norway signs £10bn deal for anti-submarine warships built in UK

Published on August 31, 2025 at 03:27 PM
Norway signs £10bn deal for anti-submarine warships built in UK

MoD says agreement will support 4,000 jobs and ‘significantly strengthen Nato’s northern flank’

Norway has agreed a £10bn deal for anti-submarine warships that will be built in the UK, as the two countries plan joint operations in northern Europe to deal with increased Russian activity.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the agreement to build Type 26 frigates was the UK’s biggest ever warship export deal by value, and Norway’s biggest defence procurement deal.

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